Prime twitch

Amazon raised the price of Prime earlier this year in the US, so it’s now time for the other shoe to drop. Amazon US has announced (thanks Wario64) that it’s taking away two of Prime’s best features, affecting both the store as well as Twitch. For years, Amazon US offered Prime customers a blanket 20% off on game pre-orders. Many players made use of this over the years, despite the fact certain games were inexplicably excluded. It was the equivalent to Best Buy’s GCU rewards program. Now that GCU is gone, Amazon has now decided to also get rid of the 20% pre-order discount. Starting August 28, Prime members will instead receive $10 in Amazon promotional credit when pre-ordering “select” games. Like the 20% discount, this is only valid on games sold by Amazon, and not third-party resellers. The interesting thing to note here is that not all unreleased games are included in the promotion. The $10 credit promo will simply be available for some games … [Read more...] about Amazon US ditches 20% game pre-order discount for Prime, Twitch Prime no longer ad-free

Amazon / Twitch Prime subscribers will be getting 21 PC games to download throughout July to celebrate Prime Day (July 16th). Until July 18th, Twitch Prime subscribers will receive a game every day to download and keep. The first game that’s up for grabs is Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition, which includes every expansion, as well as all bonus content and updates applied to the game since its release. Celebrate as we countdown to Prime Day! 🎉 Starting now, we're bringing #TwitchPrime members A FREE GAME EVERY DAY until July 18 beginning with Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition! Check this trailer featuring @deadmau5 and learn more: https://t.co/K5ibIQ21Yj pic.twitter.com/nXqCATHmMs — Twitch Prime (@TwitchPrime) July 3, 2018 If CRPG revivals aren’t your bag, don’t worry; there’s plenty of other stuff on offer if you’re a Twitch Prime subscriber (if you have an Amazon Prime subscription, you’ve also got one for … [Read more...] about Twitch Prime Delivering 21 PC Games To Members Throughout July

Twitch held its annual Town Hall meeting for casters and users at Pax East this weekend in Boston, and the subject on everyone’s mind was Fortnite. Specifically, how much Fortnite has done for Twitch and the casting community. Erin Wayne, a community manager at Twitch, pointed out that Twitch Prime’s social media grew by approximately 70 percent since Fortnite became a thing, and most streamers were noticing an increase in growth around their own channel. That includes people who aren’t just streaming Fortnite. Wayne said although there are obvious cases where Fortnite and Twitch streamers’ success go hand-in-hand (Tyler “Ninja” Blevins setting a new record while streaming late-night with Drake, for example) there are other, unforeseen victories. But the biggest win is the exponential growth in users. “Because Fortnite is so explosive, it brought a whole bunch of new users to Twitch,” Wayne said. “We hear a lot of community … [Read more...] about ‘Fortnite is a gateway for Twitch’: streamers talk explosion of game on platform

Chances are that if you’re playing Fortnite and looking for a way to receive exclusive items and loot, you’ve probably already signed up for Twitch Prime. Twitch Prime is a Twitch subscription that comes packaged with Amazon Prime. The service is branded as one of Twitch’s more prestigious offerings, offering free games and in-game loot to subscribers every month. Twitch Prime has also become a hot topic for the Twitch community in the wake of Fortnite, and the unprecedented success of some major Twitch streamers. As streamers like Tyler “Ninja” Blevins amass hundreds of thousands of subscribers, partly thanks to new Twitch Prime members, people are wondering whether it’s a sustainable model. How will Twitch keep people subscribed if an audience of players are only joining Twitch Prime to get free Fortnite loot? The answer is, unsurprisingly, to keep offering Fortnite items. “Starting Thursday 3/29, we’re adding the Exclusive Battle … [Read more...] about Twitch will try to keep Prime subscribers by offering more exclusive Fortnite loot

It’s almost time for you to grab those sweet weapons again in Devil May Cry HD Collection, which releases in a month but, until then, Capcom is giving you another reason to return to the franchise. The company has just announced that in two weeks you’ll be able to grab the original Devil May Cry for free through Twitch Prime. Twitch Prime is Twitch.tv’s subscription service which allows you to get ad-free viewing on the platform, exclusive emotes, a free monthly subscription to show your respect to your favorite Twitch broadcaster and, most of all, sweet gaming loot such as characters, vehicles, skins, virtual currency, boosts and, of course, free games. If you haven’t grabbed Twitch Prime yet, you can check the instructions to link your Amazon account to Twitch here. There’s also a 7-day trial for new users so be sure to check that out too. Devil May Cry is one of February’s loot, being available to grab through Twitch.tv’s application. … [Read more...] about You Can Grab The Original Devil May Cry For PC With Twitch Prime Starting February 27